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Music Survey: WCOP Boston “Forty Top Tunes” Jan. 12, 1959

                     WCOP – RADIO BOSTON

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               FORTY TOP TUNES OF GTREATER BOSTON

                  FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 1959

TW                                                         LW

 1. Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price                              17

 2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – Platters                      2

 3. Wedding – June Valli                                   10

 4. Wicked Ruby – Danny Zella                              23

 5. My Happiness – Connie Francis                           5

 6. Sixteen Candles – The Crests                            6

 7. One Knight/I Got Stung – Elvis Presley                  7

 8. Bimbombey – Jimmie Rodgers                              8

 9. Peek A Boo – Cadillacs                                  3

10. Felicia – Bobby & His Orbits                           20

11. Whole Lotta Lovin – Fats Domino                        11

12. Don't You Know Yockomo – Huey Smith                    16

13. Sing Sing Sing – Bernie Love                            4

14. Oh Yeah Uh Huh – Mickey & Sylvia                       19

15. Chipmunk Song – David Seville                           1

16. Philadelphia U.S.A. – Nu Tornados                      13

17. Blue Hawaii – Billy Vaughn                             30

18. This Is My Love – Emjays                               15

19. Rocka-Conga – The Applejacks                           14

20. Lucky Ladybug – Billy & Lillie                         12

21. My Heart Sings – Paul Anka                             21

22. Donna – Ritchie Valens                                 34

23. Children's Marching Song – Cyril Stapleton             29

24. May You Always – McGuire Sist.                         25

25. Diary – Neil Sedaka                                    33

26. Peter Gunn – Ray Anthony                               37

27. Ritcher Than I – Teddy Randazzo                        26

27a. Ritcher Than I – Ed Townsend                         26a

28. Red River Rose – Ames Bros.                            40

29. Don't Pity Me – Dion & The Belmonts                    18

30. It's Only The Beginning – Kalin Twins                  37

31. If Only I Could Live My Life Again – Jane Morgan       32

32. Nola – Morgan Bros.                                    

32a. Nola – Billy Williams                                

33. Goodbye Baby – Jack Scott                             

34. Girl On Page 44 – Four Lads                           

35. Separate Tables – Vic Damone                           38

36. Trust In Me – Patti Page                              

37. Lonely Teardrops – Jackie Wilson                      

38. Worryin Kind – Tommy Sands                             39

39. Nobody But You – Dee Clark                            

40. Love Look Away – Tony Bennett                         

 

       NEW RECORDS TO WATCH        

       Ah So – Highlights

       Evening Rain – Earl Grant

       Good Rockin Tonight – Pat Boone

       Hawaiian Wedding Song – Andy Williams

       I'm A Man – Fabian

       Land Of You And Me – Four Esquires

       Let's Love – Johnny Mathis

       Little Space Girl – Jesse Lee Turner

       Malaguena – Charles Margulis

       My Man – Peggy Lee

       One Two Three Kick – Buddy Morrow

       Raspberries-Strawberries – Kingston Trio

       Seventy Seven Sunset Strip – Don Ralke

       Shag – Billy Graves

       She Say – Diamonds

       That's What I Like About Girls – Mark Lano

       There Must Be A Way – Joni James

       Tipsy Piano – Helmut Zacharias

       Tomorrow – Donnie Owens

       Wish I Were Tied To You – Jimmy Bowen

      

       PICTURED:

       Bill Clark       6-9 A.M., 11-1 P.M.

       Tom Evans       9-11 A.M., 1-3 P.M.

       Bud Kelly         3-6 P.M.

       Bob Wilson        6-9 P.M.

       Paul Knight      9-Midnite

       All Night Serenade  Midnite to 6 A.M.

 

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet.

Survey courtesy of Stephen Simon.

 

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